West Ham next manager – latest odds: New favourites if David Moyes is sacked, Noble and Bielsa both 12/1, Tuchel trails
RAFA BENITEZ and Nuno Espirito Santo are joint-favourites for the West Ham job, according to Betfair.
That’s if the Hammers decide to part ways with manager David Moyes, who’s come under increasing pressure at the London Stadium in recent weeks.
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Moyes guided West Ham to a record Premier League points total in 2020-21, and achieved Europa League qualification.
He followed that up with a seventh-placed finish and guided the club to a European semi-final, their first since 1976.
But things have taken a downward turn for the 59-year-old, who is contracted until June 2024.
West Ham sit 18th in the division, level on points with rock-bottom Southampton and Everton inside the relegation zone.
The Hammers have registered just four wins from 19 matches at the halfway stage (12) with only Southampton and Leicester having lost the same number.
Moyes was backed with significant investment last summer.
West Ham next manager
Betfair odds
- Nuno Espirito Santo – 10/3
- Rafa Benitez – 10/3
- Sean Dyche – 9/2
- Brendan Rodgers – 11/2
- Mark Noble – 12/1
- Marcelo Bielsa – 12/1
- Mauricio Pochettino – 14/1
- Thomas Tuchel – 16/1
- Ralph Hasenhuttl – 20/1
- Carlos Corberan – 25/1
They spent around £160million on the likes of Lucas Paqueta, Gianluca Scamacca and Nayef Aguerd, while Maxwel Cornet, Emerson and Thilo Kehrer also arrived.
But regardless, fans are unhappy and Moyes is now available at 3/1 to be the next top-flight manager to leave his position.
SunSport understand that Moyes WILL take charge of the club’s six-pointer against Everton this weekend, but will be operating on match-by-match basis.
But who could replace him?
Rafa and Nuno are locked together in the betting markets at 10/3 after claims the club are looking at both short-term and long-term possibilities.
It’s thought the pair would act as ‘potential fire-fighters’ to steer the club away from relegation before another change in leadership this summer.
Sean Dyche is offered at 9/2 to return to first-team management after his sacking from Burnley in April 2022.
Betfair have Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers at 11/2 having been the 4/1 favourite heading into the weekend’s action.
West Ham’s sporting director and club legend Mark Noble is available at 12/1, along with Leeds’ former icon Marcelo Bielsa.
An ambitious move for Mauricio Pochettino or Thomas Tuchel is offered at 14/1 and 16/1 respectively with Carlos Corberan the outsider of the pack at 25/1.
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